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 Post subject: How to remove GRUB and revert to single boot win xp?
PostPosted: Sun Sep 02, 2012 5:49 am 
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Hi all,
I have a bit of a problem. Here is my setup.

HDD1 having 2 partitions - HDD1-1 Win XP, HDD1-2 Ubuntu.
PC works as dual boot system using GRUB.

In this state I have taken a snapshot of HDD1-1 (win) partition sing acronis.

I have HDD2 on which I want to migrate the image taken above. The aim is to have only win xp boot from a new HDD.
The restoration process went OK and I selected MBR to be restored on HDD2 also.
In the BIOS I have selected only HDD2 to be bootable....
AND I got GRUB eroor:'partition doesnt exist' and a grub rescue> prompt.

I guess this is because GRUB is still in the bootsector of the HDD2.
Question is how to remove GRUB from HDD2 and boot win xp from it?

I have original win xp disk.

Tnanks.

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 Post subject: Re: How to remove GRUB and revert to single boot win xp?
PostPosted: Sun Sep 02, 2012 7:06 am 
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You could try a Repair, booting from a Windows install CD.
Press R to go into the repair console.
Once there type in: fixmbr and hit Enter.
There's another command: fixboot if the other doesn't help.
Other than that, try the Linux forum.

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